.. But do you understand, I cry to him, do you understand that along with happiness, in the exact same way, in perfectly equal proportion, man also needs unhappiness

I am crazy about mysterious things.

In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love.

The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.

Break what must be broken, once for all, that's all, and take the suffering on oneself.

The world stands on absurdities, and without them perhaps nothing at all would happen.

Everywhere I am the object of an unbelievable esteem, the interest in me is, quite simply, tremendous.